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Don Meichenbaum, the founder of Cognitive Behavioral Modification, will lead you in this Bonus Session, “What Expert Therapists Do” on learning how to master the core tasks of psychotherapy and how to enhance your practice and expertise using web-based training procedures. Discover how to use new computer technology as an adjunctive tool in the psychotherapeutic relationship to improve your outcome and better help your clients.

We encourage you to take a few minutes after this session to comment on what you’ve learned from this presentation, and from the course as a whole. What was most striking or most relevant to you? What questions do you have? As always, if you ever have any technical issues, just email support@psychotherapynetworker.org for help!

]]>Psychotherapy NetworkerClinical ExcellenceCE CommentsOutcome MeasurementDon MeichenbaumMon, 04 Jun 2012 21:41:57 +0000NP0018, Smarter Therapist, Session 6, William Pinsofhttp://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/blog-communities/np0018_therapist
William Pinsof how to work collaboratively with clients for assessment, treatment planning, progress tracking, and termination planning. Pinsof, the president of the Family Institute, will discuss how to track client change in specific symptom domains, and how to monitor the therapeutic alliance and, when ruptures occur, how to repair it.

We invite you to take a few minutes after this session to comment on what you’ve learned from this presentation, and from the entire course. What questions do you have? What was new, or most interesting, or most relevant to you? As always, if you ever have any technical issues, just email support@psychotherapynetworker.org for help!

]]>Psychotherapy NetworkerWilliam PinsofClinical ExcellenceCE CommentsOutcome MeasurementNew Tools and MethodsThu, 24 May 2012 13:59:02 +0000NP0018, Smarter Therapist, Session 5, Robbie Babins-Wagnerhttp://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/blog-communities/np0018_therapist
Discover how to solicit, hear, and effectively use negative feedback from clients to enhance treatment and understand how to use outcome measures to develop mastery within specific domains. Robbie Babins-Wagner, who implemented Feedback Informed Treatment at the Calgary Counselling Center in Alberta, Canada, will illustrate how you can create a work environment that supports this kind of practice.

We invite you to take a few minutes after this session to comment on what you’ve learned from this presentation, and from the course as a whole. Does your practice currently support a kind of Feedback Informed Treatment? If not, would you be interested in implementing this kind of practice? What questions do you have? As always, if you ever have any technical issues, just email support@psychotherapynetworker.org for help!

]]>Psychotherapy NetworkerRobbie Babins-WagnerClinical ExcellenceCE CommentsFeedback Informed TreatmentThu, 17 May 2012 14:09:28 +0000NP0018, Smarter Therapist, Session 4, Michael Lamberthttp://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/blog-communities/np0018_therapist
In this fourth presentation in Becoming a Smarter Therapist, learn how to actually incorporate measures of change in session with Michael Lambert. Lambert, a researcher in the areas of psychotherapy outcome, process, and the measurement of change, will discuss how to include these measures in symptoms, interpersonal problems, social-role functioning, and quality of life in your work. He’ll explain how to determine a client’s progress between sessions, and when to use clinical support tools with the client if interventions have been ineffective.

We invite you to take a few minutes after this session to comment on what you’ve learned from this presentation, and from the course as a whole. What was new, or most interesting, or most relevant to you? What questions do you have? As always, if you ever have any technical issues, just email support@psychotherapynetworker.org for help!

]]>Psychotherapy NetworkerCE CommentsOutcome MeasurementNew Tools and MethodsMichael LambertClinical ExcellenceThu, 10 May 2012 13:49:09 +0000NP0018, Smarter Therapist, Session 3, Barry Duncanhttp://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/blog-communities/np0018_therapist
What’s the most important key to improving as a therapist? How can we radically and consistently improve our effectiveness as clinicians? Get the answers to these questions and more in today’s session with Barry Duncan. He’ll go over ways in which we can improve as therapists, including what more than 1,000 studies have taught us about the science of the therapeutic alliance. You’ll learn what “healing involvement” is and how to achieve it with any client and how you’ll come away with a much better understanding of why outcome measurement is essential to improvement.

As always, we encourage you to take a few minutes after the session to comment—what was new, or most interesting to you about this session? What questions do you have or relevant experiences to share? And as always, if you ever have any technical questions, just email support@psychnetworker.org!

]]>Psychotherapy NetworkerBarry DuncanClinical MasteryTherapeutic AllianceCE CommentsThu, 03 May 2012 14:22:18 +0000NP0018, Smarter Therapist, Session 2, Etienne Wengerhttp://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/blog-communities/np0018_therapist
How is a community of practice different than solitary learning? Etienne Wenger, a noted pioneer in exploring the processes of social learning, will explain why the key learning processes and relationships are starkly different from formal curricula and standard learning methods. He’ll discuss why individual clinicians need the support of communities in order to problem-solve, gain perspective on their practice and their clients, and to truly keep up-to-date with new methods.

We hope you come away from this session with Etienne Wenger with a new perspective and understanding of how communities should play an important role in your therapeutic practice. One way to begin acting upon this new way of thinking is to really engage in the Comment Boards throughout this series. As you’ll see after hearing from Etienne Wenger, there’s a difference between learning and reflecting on what you’ve learned inwardly, and sharing your thoughts and experiences with peers. Please take just a few minutes to comment on what you found most interesting about the presentation, your experience, and to ask any questions you may have. As always, if you have any technical questions, just email support@psychotherapynetworker.org.

]]>Psychotherapy NetworkerEtienne WengerCommunity of PracticeClinical MasteryCE CommentsThu, 26 Apr 2012 15:02:58 +0000NP0018, Smarter Therapist, Session 1, Scott Millerhttp://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/blog-communities/np0018_therapist
We all strive to improve at what we do each day, but how do we ensure that we consistently succeed in helping clients? “Becoming a Smarter Therapist” includes six presentations, plus a bonus session, which are sure to change the way you think about how you work every day. You’ll learn about how working smarter does make a difference, understand the most recent research on the topic of excellence, and come away with practical ways that you can use to immediately and dramatically enhance your therapeutic effectiveness.

The first session with Scott Miller, the founder of the International Center for Clinical Excellence, will cover why experience, theoretical orientation, and interpersonal skills actually are not highly correlated with outcome. He’ll discuss ways to drastically enhance your performance and how to reinforce your clinical growth by creating “cultures of excellence.”

Please take a few minutes after each session is over to engage in the Comment Board. Feel free to comment about what you’ve learned in the session, to ask any questions you may have of the presenter or your peers, or to share any relevant experiences. If you ever have any technical questions, please feel free to email support@psychotherapynetworker.org and our Support Team will help you.